Ali Khaled

As preparation for the start of the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualification campaign, the UAE are set to face South Korea in friendly on June 11, a week after the end of the domestic football season.

Yahia Mansour is optimistic jiu-jitsu will continue to grow in the UAE following a successful week that has seen children and adults, both male and female, excelling at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Championships and Children's World Cup.

The final day of the World Jiu-Jitsu Children’s Cup 2015 produced another batch of young Emirati champions. But for one of the country’s gifted players, there was nothing but disappointment.

Faisal Al Ketbi has been on the podium every year since the start of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009.

The seventh edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship will witness more competitors than ever with nearly 4,000 taking part over six days. The numbers do not lie. Jiu-jitsu is fast becoming one of the UAE’s most popular sports.

FA invest in the youth programs after Emirati national team start their rise, writes Ali Khaled, and the Under 14 team prepares for the West Asia Championship in Bahrain.

Future is bright for Al Fahim after memorable season included a Emirates Desert Challenge runner-up finish, writes Ali Khaled.

The Emiratis will also will be wary of a slow start, as they had in 2011, when their Brazil 2014 campaign was over within five days of its start, writes Ali Khaled.

UAE will meet neighbours Saudi Arabia in the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying, along with Palestine, Timor-Leste and Malaysia, the draw revealed on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, reports Ali Khaled.

Reigning champion Piers Pakenham-Walsh pulled off the result of the day to win the DD2 title on the final weekend of the UAE Rotax Max Challenge 2014/15 at Al Ain Raceway on Saturday.

The final day of the UAE Rotax Max Challenge 2014/15 season produced a surprise victory for a name that is familiar in Emirati motorsports. Hamda Al Qubaisi, the 12-year-old daughter of the first Emirati to finish at Le Mans, Khaled Al Qubaisi, finished first in the Mini Max category and secured fifth place in the UAE Karting Championship final standings.

Having a championship win on his CV is important for Hirani’s future professional racing prospects, but the triumph has also opened new doors for him, writes Ali Khaled.

World champion Sean Babington, reigning UAE champion Piers Pakenham-Walsh and Oman champion Sanad Al Rawahi could take DD2 class while six in the hunt for Micro Max class, writes Ali Khaled.

The start of the two-day 2015 Beach Polo Cup Dubai, now in its sixth year, kicks off on Friday with four teams taking part. Ali Khaled reports.